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Marc, tennis, & the Menendez Brothers
I don’t write about myself that much. But this year I’m making some exceptions. The AC “A” Board announced that I’ll be inducted into the Austin College Hall of Honor in the summer of 2025. My sport is tennis, and Legends Weekend 2025 is igniting a bunch of Marc tennis stories. Here’s one: I’ve shared
Marc, Wayne, the US Open, & the family of Taylor Fritz
I don’t write about myself that much. But this year I’m making some exceptions. The AC “A” Board announced that I’ll be inducted into the Austin College Hall of Honor in the summer of 2025. My sport is tennis, and Legends Weekend 2025 is igniting a bunch of Marc tennis stories. Here’s one: American men’s
Marc, Kalamazoo, football, & tennis
I don’t write about myself that much. But this year I’m making some exceptions. The AC “A” Board announced that I’ll be inducted into the Austin College Hall of Honor in the summer of 2025. My sport is tennis, and Legends Weekend 2025 is igniting a bunch of Marc tennis stories. Here’s one: Kalamazoo, Michigan
Jonica Moore and the New York Times
Established in 1851, the New York Times is like most things in America: younger than Austin College. Nevertheless, the Grey Lady is still the place for “all the news that’s fit to print.” And in its style section you’ll find many a blue blood wedding featuring upper-crust folks not named Marc Parrish. But you will
2024 Roo Season in Review: The 1984 TIAA Champion Kangaroos – Previews
The 2024 College Football season kicks off today, when Tarleton State hosts McNeese State in Stephenville, TX. It is the first nationally televised game in the history of Tarleton, an ambitious state school that recently qualified for the NCAA Division 1 ranks. Tarleton State, the second largest school in the Texas A&M System, is dreaming
AC Crimson & Gold Challenge 2024: Five Pledge Brothers over Five Days
Five pledge brothers over Five days: the AC Crimson & Gold Challenge. This year, my AC fraternity pledge class celebrates a 35th anniversary. This week, Austin College Athletics is raising funds for its Crimson & Gold Challenge. You can donate to a specific AC sport. And one big characteristic of my 1989 pledge class? We
Alex, Texas A&M, and the Roo Origins of Midnight Yell
Midnight Yell Practice is a Texas A&M tradition. Dianne’s and my son Mr. A., a rising sophomore Aerospace Engineering major in Aggieland, heads for College Station this weekend. This fall football season, with its return of the Texas-Texas A&M rivalry, probably means Mr. A’s life will include Midnight Yell. Midnight Yell Practice was born in
Betsy Walling Furler & the UT/A&M Rivalry
Many folks in the state of Texas are excited about the return of the Texas-Texas A&M rivalry at Kyle Field this year. That group includes more than a few Austin College Kangaroos. Longhorn-Aggie conference matchups resume after a 13-year hiatus dating back to a 2011 Aggie loss at Kyle Field. Those 13 years are not
SIX: The six 2024 inductees in the AC Hall of Honor
Six Roos will be inducted into the Austin College Hall of Honor during Legends weekend of 2024 (July 26-28). I happen to have ties (some big, some small) to the six 2024 inductees. Hey, that sounds like a Marc writing opportunity! So, let’s do six short stories over six days for these SIX. The British
Family Business: Dave Campbell’s, the Joseph family, and Austin College
Dave’s Campbell’s Texas Football magazine is out this week. The magazine always kicks off the football season in the Lone Star State. This year’s cover and lead story is about the coaching success of the Joseph family: father Gary and son Jeff. For the Joseph family in Texas, football is a “Family Business.” Gary Joseph